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Cooperation with Russia tied to troops vow (Russia News Net)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:31:10 GMT

(AP Photo/Yves Logghe)U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talks with Italy's counterpart Franco Frattini, left, as NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer listens during an emergency NATO fo...

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Italy expresses concern over escalating tensions in South Ossetia (worldwide-news.net)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:45:06 GMT

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini Sunday called for an immediate end to the conflict in the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia. In an interview with TV channel SKY TG 24, Frattini said Premier Silvio Berlusconi was deeply concerned over the situation in South Ossetia and discussed with French President [...]

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AP to Rice: Are you feeling lonely? (Boker tov, Boulder!)

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:19:35 GMT

Secretary Rice's Remarks with Italian FM Franco Frattini - yesterday. MR. MCCORMACK: We have time for two questions a side. We’ll start with Anne Gearan from the Associated Press. QUESTION: Yes. Madame Secretary, on the Mid-East, yesterday, Prime Minister Olmert said that he does not think a deal is possible on all the core issues by the end of the year. The Palestinians have been pessimistic...

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“The Iranians Should Know That This Is Not Going to Be a Matter That They Can Stall” (GINA COBB)

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:06:42 GMT

By DemocracyRules From a press conference on July 29, 2008, Washington, DC, after a meeting between Condoleezza Rice and Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini. (full transcript here) ... SECRETARY RICE: The U.S. position, which is indeed the position of the... Continued at website.

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Italian Envoy Returns to Zimbabwe Post (Daniel Molokele)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:57:00 GMT

Rome - Italy's ambassador to Zimbabwe has returned to his post in Harare amid signs of an improvement in the country's political situation, the foreign ministry announced on Monday. Rome had recalled the envoy last month to send what Foreign Minister Franco Frattini called a "political signal" over election violence. The foreign ministry said it had noted "some signs of improvement thanks...

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Italian Minister Calls to Disarm Hizbullah (Yeshiva World News)

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:23:05 GMT

Visiting Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini met on Tuesday with President Shimon Peres. Italy issued a call to implement United Nations Resolution 1701, which led to the ceasefire in the Second Lebanon War. A major point in the ceasefire that has been ignored to date is the disarming of Hizbullah. Despite grandiose statements by Israeli politicians, Jerusalem [...]

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Italy Recalls Ambassador From Zimbabwe (Net News Publisher)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:30:00 GMT

Italy has recalled its ambassador to Zimbabwe in protest at last week’s controversial presidential run-off that saw President Robert Mugabe returning to power for a sixth term of office, APA learned on Tuesday. The Italian foreign ministry Monday night said Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini had ordered the ambassador to Harare to return to Rome for [...]

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Italy recalls ambassador to Zimbabwe (New Zealand Herald )

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:15:45 GMT

ROME - Italy has recalled its ambassador to Zimbabwe for consultations, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. Foreign Minister Franco Frattini ordered Ambassador Mario Bologna home days after calling for all European Union diplomats...

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Italian government insists it will fingerprint Roma (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:55:02 GMT

Rome - Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said Monday the government would press ahead with plans to fingerprint ethnic Roma, including children - a move branded as discriminatory by European Union officials. Frattini - the EU's top justice off...

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North scrutiny to continue, Komura, two G8 counterparts agree (Japan Times)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:25:00 GMT

KYOTO — Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura and his Italian and British counterparts agree the Group of Eight should continue to closely monitor North Korea's nuclear program, a Foreign Ministry official said Thursday. Komura met separately with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini and British Foreign Secretary David Milband in Kyoto on the sidelines of the two-day G8 foreign ministers...

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Italian foreign minister welcomes joint project (Turkish daily news)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:54:50 GMT

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini Tuesday hailed the joint Italian-Turkish project for the manufacture of 91 attack helicopters for the

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Italian FM: sports should not be exploited for political ends (People Daily)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:32:19 GMT

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Tuesday that sporting events should not be exploited for political ends. Speaking at a joint press conference with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Frattini said the Ol ...

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Frattini: There is no government and no army in Lebanon (YaLibnan)

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:51:13 GMT

Beirut- Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has denied that U.N. peacekeepers were disregarding the smuggling of weapons to Hezbollah and said it was not possible for the moment to review the rules of engagement for Italian troops. "In the month of April alone, we searched 20,000 people and inspected 11 vehicles, but we did not find anything," Frattini ( pictured at Beirut...

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Italy Foreign Minister: Bulgaria Needs Efficient Dialogue with EC (Sofia News Agency)

Sat, 24 May 2008 15:53:22 GMT

The newly appointed Italian Foreign Minister and former EU Commissioner on Justice Franco Frattini has recommended to his Bulgarian counterpart Ivaylo Kalfin that Bulgaria should have a more efficient dialogue with the European Commission. The two foreign ministers met Friday night at the Farnesin...

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Italy 'ready' to work with Spain to control immigration (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Mon, 19 May 2008 09:46:01 GMT

Rome - Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said Monday Italy and Spain should work together to control immigration flows across the Mediterranean Seas. Frattini's appeal came amid a diplomatic spat between Rome and Madrid over criticism by some ...

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Italy to join ‘very firm’ approach on Iran (OTB News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 03:06:54 GMT

Foreign minister Franco Frattini says the new government is prepared for closer ties with Israel and take a tougher line on Iran along with the US and big European powers Share This

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Italy to join 'very firm' approach on Iran (Financial Time)

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:06:00 GMT

Foreign minister Franco Frattini says the new government is prepared for closer ties with Israel and take a tougher line on Iran along with the US and big European powers

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Italy pushes for reform of Schengen deals (OTB News)

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:02:18 GMT

Franco Frattini, foreign minister, insisted that Rome would act within EU law. However, he told the Financial Times he believed the agreements on open borders needed ‘updating’ Share This

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Italy pushes for reform of Schengen deals (Financial Time)

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:45:00 GMT

Franco Frattini, foreign minister, insisted that Rome would act within EU law. However, he told the Financial Times he believed the agreements on open borders needed 'updating'

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Berlin congratulates Frattini on Rome foreign-minister post (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:23:02 GMT

Berlin - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier congratulated former European Union commissioner Franco Frattini on Friday on his return to Rome as foreign minister in the Silvio Berlusconi government. Aides in Berlin released the message, i...

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